Polar bear on Arctic sea ice (Photo: AWI / Stefan Hendricks) The cause of the speed and severity of abrupt climate changes during the last cold period lies in the ocean. This is confirmed by a new study by AWI scientist Henrik Sadatzki, now published in Proceedings of...
In Canada’s Arctic communities, large supermarkets are set up up to provide residents with fresh products and commercial food. Nevertheless, hunting and fishing are still an essential part of the food supply. But climate change threatens this supply. Picture:...
Antarctic krill, which occurs in large swarms, needs the Antarctic sea ice for its development. But the steady warming of water in the area between South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula has led to a major change in the sea ice regime there, causing problems for...
Garbage collected on the beaches of the Bering Sea in Alaska. (Austin Ahmasuk) Garbage drifting from Asia to Alaska’s beaches is nothing new. But this year, there is a mysterious and disturbing tide that is piling up along the coasts of the Bering Strait...
Meltwater pond. After two years of smaller losses in 2017 and 2018, the ice sheet is now on the road to increasing ice loss. (Photo: Heiner Kubny) The Greenland Ice Sheet recorded a new record ice loss in 2019. This was the conclusion of a team of international...
